Goldsmith, the Tailor. Sliukcr'n Dried Corn at. T'oblnson's (jfroe-ry . Cnlifornlu I'eiiehcn lit ('.('. Itcndcr'n for li cents a pound. Tlie potato crop tlie past HeHHon was the largest sinee 'IK!, but ryo fell olT over IS million Imshels. Go to V. liender's for l'dikes Best CofTcp, 23 cents a pound. Head not much at a time, but medi tate as much an your time and capa city and disposition will tflve ou lea vp, ever remembering that little reading and much thinking, little speaking and much hearing, Is the best way to become wise. H. H. Minnich, who has been living on tho Runnel farm on tho turnpike at tho foot of Sideling Mill, will remove to Kverett In a week or two. Mr. Minnich last week lost a very valuable horse, tho result of a kick. Don't forget . the Colonial Supper given by the Young Ladies Missionary Society at Mary I'ittman's Thursdiiy evening. Vou can get your supper at any time after live o'clock as long as there Is anything left to eat. LOCAL FARMI RS' INSTITUTE. Thero will be a local Institute held at Hock Hill school house February 3rd at 1.30 P.M. An Interesting pro gram has been prepwod and It is hop ed that there will be a good turn out of those Interested in agriculture. The meeting lately held at MeNaughtou's school house was quite a success. LAIDIG. Thero is somo sore-throat in our community. Mrs. J. G. Lyon who has been ill with dizziness the past week is able to move about some. S. II. Ilockensmith is ill with grip. Sadie Hockensmith, of Chnin bersburg, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. H. Ilockensmith, of West Dublin. EttaLuidig is home from Cham bersburg visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Laidig, of Laidig. The roads have beou in bad con dition the past week. Some money might be saved the town ship by keeping tho drains open so as not to wash the roads. Ezekiel Hunter, a former resi dent of this township, but now of Clearfield county, spent a few days week before last, with his niece, Mrs. J. V. Laidig. ClffiSTNUT VALLEY. M. Edward Simpson spent hst Sunday and Monday with Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Atkinson, at Mer cersburg. Henry Aldridge is visiting his family at Black Gap, Franklin county. Owing to the recent rain, Dunk- ard service last Sunday, was not largely attended. The protracted meeting at An tioch, closed last Friday evening. Dr. Garthwaite was called to B. K. Simpson's lasj; Saturday to attend J. P. Aldridgo, who has been quite ill. Mr. Aldridgo is a contractor in the lumber busi ness in this county. Napoleon Uuderwood left last Thursday morning, for his home at Mount Uniou,Franklin county. There will be a local institute at Ditch Run Hchool house.Friday evening. Miss Lula C. Simpson visited Miss Clara Williams, of Hancock, last Tuesday. E. A. Weaver, who was serious ly hurt by a tree falling on. his head, is somewhat improved. Mr. Weaver is an energetic young man and has gained many friends in this county. McKIBUEN. John Conner is on tlie sick list. James D. Chancy sings as mer ry as a lark at the break of morn, "A charge to keep I have." It's a boy. The protracted meeting at Pleasant Grove, will begin Wed nesday evening, Jan. -3rd. Mr. Frtnik Spade visited his brother John, last Sunday. Tlie Dichl Bros, are still very busy sawing at A. C. Palmer's. John L. Spade is working in Everett, and will take his family soon. George Morgret has removed to his father's where he will re main a few years. William Lako's family are hav ing a tussel with Phila. measles. They have quit drinking at Brooklyn school and are about to quit eating. We are sorry to uoto that Na than Truax's mind is failing, and is quite a care to the family with whom he lives. He slipped off from them recently and caused them to hunt nearly a half day before finding him. I'Hl'.TTY I'.DDlMi AT MILL-STONK. Miss Florence McKee was married to Mr. Charles C. Sjx-n-eel-, of Cedar (J rove, Pa. The marriage was solemnized at noon on Thursday, by Rev. C. M. Yostat tho bride's home near Millstone. The bride, who is a very pretty girl, was dressed in a brown silk dress trimmed in white brocade. She carried white primroses. Mr. Roy Daniels played the wed ding march. Miss Maud Spen cer was maid of honor, Mr. Theo dore Myers, best man. Dinner was served after the ceremony, lno briue ana groom drove to Hancock and took " p. m. train for Cumberland. Guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Win McKee, Mr. and Mrs. Logue, Mrs. Mellott and son, Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Reslry, Mr. aud Mrs. W. R. Daniels and sou Roy, Rev. and Mrs. Joliu Myers, Mr. and Mrs. McAlisler, Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. Hoke, Misses Lizzie Myers, Mollie and Nannie Moflit. Hancock Star. BURNT CABINS. Frank Olliver is improving rap idly, considering the seriousness of his mishap. Dr. Hudson, of Shade Gap, tar ried with friends here, on Thurs day night. Mrs. Jennie Roach has return ed from her visit to Tyrone. Dwight Polk was in town on Monday. While here he called on his sister, Miss Etta. J. W. Miller and daughter at tended tho funeral of Miss Cora Appleby, at Shade Gap, on Tues day, as did also Mr. and Mrs. George Dorau and daughters. 'Eddie' Mathias, son of Mrs. Eva A. Mathias of our tovfn, is under tlie parental roof again for a few days. Mr. Mathias seems to think that his Colorado home is the garden spit of the world. Miss Alice Doran has recover ed from a very heavy cold and se vere hoarseness. Frank Stitt and daughter Maud, spent a day, receutly, in our town. Rev. Dobbin, of Spring Run, and D. O. Shearer, of the same place, were visitors sent by Pres bytery to 'visit' the Burnt Cabins church. They were here last week. Bro. Dobbin preached very finely .on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, but on Fri day was taken ill and could not preach. Rev. G. W. Mcllnay of the M. E. church tilled tlie pul pit on Friday eveuing. Rev. J. S. Gordon will hold his quarterly communion services here on the coming Sabbath. Preparatory services begin on Thursday evening. A. A. Minick and family, of Shade Gap, spent Sunday with relatives in our town. Preachiug in tlie M. E. church Sabbath evening at 7 o'clock. All are invited. THE CORNER. The roads ttVe very muddy at present. Grandma McLucas lias been spending some time with her sun Frank, of this place. Our young folks have been en tertained by tlie parties held at Mellott's, Morton's,' and John llarr's. I. 1'. Hondershot aud wife spent Sabbath evening at Eph raim Houck's. Ike said he ship ped nearly three huudred chick ens this fall. Walter Shaw spent some time recently with his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Shaw at Laurel Ridge. Daniel Clevenger and sister, of Springhouse Valley, spent Sab bath forenoon at this place. Preaching at the Lutheran church last Sabbath was largely attended. Ed Carbaugh and Harvey Rich ards spent Sabbath evening at Daniel Mellott of this place. Wo miss our young men very much that left for Illinois Mon day. Isaac Hondershot aud wife are visiting Mrs. Hendorshot's moth er at Mercersburg. A congregational meeting was held in the.Presbyteriau church on Wednesday evening, aud a unan imous call extended to Dr. Wm. A. West, .President of Metzgar Institute, Carlisle, to become pastor of this aud the Green Hill church, the pulpits of which have for simie time been vacant. CO V ALT. News is scarce this rainy weather. . TlieineetiugHlAntioc.il closed Friday uight. Miss Sharpe, of Whips Cove, visited her uncle, Amos Sharpe, of Timber Ridge, Saturday aud Sunday. Mrs. Mary Brewer visited the families of Wm. Sigel and Rachel Pock, last week. J. H. Covalt and sou were in Hancock last Friday repairing tlie telephone line. Needmore is going to get a new store. We wish the enter prise success. Needmore is be coming quite a business centre. There will be a debate at Al pine Thursday night. Feb. 1st. Mr. Hatfield is making quite an improvement around his new home. Hon. Peter Morton lias. closed arrangements with a first-class brick moulder in Chambersburg, and will start a brick yard on his farm just east of town early in tho spring. Tlie clay is of the finest quality aud the enterprise is one much needed in this place. We learn that Mr. Morton will erect a large bank barn ou his farm here next summer. The Fulton County Nkws is the peoples' paper. It has a personal interest in the welfare of every subscriber and every subscriber has au interest iu the paper. Miss Helen Mar Bridges nar rowly averted a very serious ac cident receutly. In striking a match the head flew off, igniting her clothing and also some bed clothing near by. Miss Bridges promptly smothered the names with a blanket that she instinct ively caught up. If you think the county should be proud of a paper liko the News, send in a dollar aud have your name on the list of its sup porters and subscribers. Manner of llelnit Too Olillictnir. The other evening, while attending a lecture, Howard Tomklus observed, sit ting three seats In front, a man whom he recognized ns an intimate ncnuaint anco. Tomkitm requested the person who occupied the seat next to him to lean forward nnd poke the other Indi vidual with his stick. The polite stran ger at once obligingly did so. When tlie disturbed person turned his head a little to find out the cause of the poke. Tomkins discovered Ills mis take thnt lie was not the person he had tnken lilm for. Fixing Ids attention steadfastly on the lecturer and affecting complete un consciousness of the whole affair. Tom kins left the obliging man with the stick to settle with the other for dis turbance. There was. as may be readi ly Imagined, a ludicrous and embar rassing scene, during the whole of which Tomklus evidenced the pro foundest possible Interest In the lec ture. At Inst the man with tlie stick asked In aggrieved and Indignant tones: "Didn't you tell me, sir. to poke that man with my stick?" "I certainly did." replied I he una bashed Tomklus. "I wanted to see If you would poke him or not." wus the audacious an swerPearson's Weekly. Question and Anirer. A school Inspector well known for his weight was trying to extract the word "flesh" from a class. His efforts had failed, but. taking hold of his fat cheek between his thumb and forefin ger, he pulled It out aud asked: "What's this?" The unhesitating answer came promptly. "Pork, sir." The same Inspector was once giving an object lessou on an umbrella. To Il lustrate his subject he took his own silk umbrella, which happened to have a small hole iu it. "What Is this, boys?" "An umbrella, sir." "And what Is this?" "The stick, sir." "And these?" "The ribs, sir." "Willi what Is It covered?" Silence. "Surely you know. What kind of an umbrella would you call It?" "Au old 'uti. sir." Good Words. When llorxra Go to Slern. It Is not generally known that at least four out of every ten horses do not He dowu to sleep. The horse that sleeps In a standing position rests one leg at a time, depending on the other three to siiHialn the weight of his body. The linlilt Is u very dangerous one. On ly a short time since a flue horse In the stables of a big manufacturing concern went to sleep while standing In his stall and fell heavily to the lloor, break ing one of his legs. A great many horses are permanently Injured as a re sult of accidents of tills nature, and there Is no way of curing them of the habit. Tlie nnily of nird's Neat. The following Is a sample of English as she Is spoke or wrote at Wuhu, 100 miles up the Yangtse: SOUTH CHINA WAIl IIUNQ 111111)3 NEST ft CO. TIIK CANDY OP UIRDS NF.9T. The Cmly It prcparud ol Ulrd'mnt, which turnout In ill the cnuntrU'i. We made It uied with enidrin to lake the dirty wiy, and then put it into lUKar, there Is a great of avveetneas, fragrance, and whilencu, every old and young man are ought iu cai, lor It can make etrong. Then are two kind, ol Ixiaua. one ol them the price la two dollara anil the other ! four dollars. Booth Cuim Vh IIanu Dikm Nut ft Co. No. 117, Nanking Koad. London fJlobe. A Fortnnnte Mlatnke. 'There Is a young man In Chicago," nys a local physician, "who now has good business and bright prospects who received his start In life by secur ing $4 that did not belong to him. . hardly know under what to class tlie incident of obtaining the money. 1 will let the story explain his actions. "This young man arrived In Chicago one day without funds, but with plenty of nerve and push. He wanted money to secure n meal nnd pay his room rent until he could secure a position. Ho llevlng he could find some man who would help him If be told his story In a straightforward manner, he entered a cigar establishment In Dearborn street, lie was about to explain his condition and ask for assistance until be could get a position when the proprietor look ed up with a fierce scowl. lie turned to his partner, and they hold a consul tation In a whisper for a few moments. 'Now, take this 4 and don't bother me about thnt bill again. That's all you will get, and now you can get out of this place In a hurry,' exclaimed the storekeeper. "The young man was pushed toward the door with the money Iu bis baud, and. try as he would, the storekeeper would not let him talk. Once In the street tho bewildered fellow considered the matter In every detail and decided to keep the money. This be did. and a month or bo later he again walked Into the cigar store and told his story and returned the money." Chicago News. The Cnlt or Dirt. "Dirt Is a giant hard to fight In beau tiful Ireland. The woman who had never heard of 'wnshln a live wan' Is, I think, equaled by another who came to me lately about her sore leg. " 'They tell me. doctor, dnrlint, that washln might scotch the heat out of Itl But I wouldn't adventure to do it with out askln your advice. Not for the worlds. I'm an ould woman now, doc tor, dear, an a drop of water has never gone near my body.' "I advised a goodly supply of aque ous fluid, preceded by a thorough ap plication of alkali and potash In the form of soap, and the old woman hob bled off quite satisfied with my sclen tille words. "In Snllybogglu for years a certain old woman levied a weekly tribute on charitably disposed folk. All at once a 'nevvy' from America turned up, called on her 'patrons' and after thanking them for their kindness car ried off his mother's sister to end her days In comfort. Hut tho widow Hool iganpronounced 'Ilooiriinn' did not lay her bones across the water. She soon reappeared. "I couldn't stop In It, niisthress. dear.' she explained to a lady. 'Me sister's son's n good bhoy, but. between ourselves, they would ha' washed me to death.'" Nineteenth Century. . t She find Her Way, TheYe Is nothing like a determined spirit. As the old saying Is, "Wunt must be done can be done." The trou ble with most of us Is that our minds are only half made up. A charming old lady called at a car penter's shop the other day bearing In her hand a little banket. "Have you a comfortable chair In the shop?" she asked of the carpenter. "A comfortable chair?" he repeated doubtfully. "Yes." she sweetly said. "1 have come to stay until you have a mau ready to go back to my house with me and do the work you have been prom ising to do for three weeks. I have brought my luncheon and a book, and If you haven't a comfortable chair I'll have tlie carriuge cushions brought In. I'm going to stay hero until I get that num." The carpenter hastened to say that he could go at onto Just ns well as not, aud the olt lady carried him away In triumph. Scotch Frnnknea. In a Perthshire villngc recently a gentleman got out his violin to enter tain some friends, snys the Dundee Journal. After he had played a couple of tunes he paused for a moment nnd said: "I hope you like the music, for I dlnna pretend to bo a fiddler, you know, nnd I never will be. I always remember what a man told mo when I first began to learn the fiddle. When I started, I thought I was getting on splendidly, but one evening as I was practicing as usual he suld to me: 'Yea. that's It. Is't? Weel. If a' the good fid dlers In Scotland were to be ta'eu an drooned I' the noo there's ne'er a hair In your bead would ever get weet.' " Hindoo Confectionery. Like the American girls, Hindoo girls are passionately fond of sweet things. One of their candles sadu Is very much like our plalu sugar candy. It Is made of sugar and milk and flavored with attar of roses. Uuddhlkabal, or hair of Buddha, Is ono of their most popular sweetmeats. It Is so called be cause it Is in flue long strings like ver micelli. This Is made of sugar and c lea in from buffalo's milk, which Is ex ceedingly rich. The women pass most of their time eatlug candy and gossip ing. A Poor Hero. "How did the hero of the story come out?" he asked of the lad who had Just rolled up a novel and got up to stretch himself. "He wus a chump," was the reply In toues of disgust "He had two guns, a knife, a broncho, a lasso und a bottle of plzeu. and ylt he let de villain punch de breath out of him and git away wtd de herolno and a million dollars In cash." New York Sun. In India there Is more wealth than In any country In the world. Oold. fab rics. Jewels and spices, for ages these Jiave been produced and found in this !nnd. One of the Indian princes owns Jewels valued at $15,000,000. Haven't you some friend in the West that you think would like to have This Fulton County Nkwh? Send him your copy when you have read it. Contractor Yost of Chambers burg, was here this week and completed arrangements to erect a fine brick dwelling for John Sheets, next summer. FOUR HOOKS in om:. The Bible Is the Book of book after all; and be who succeeds in making Its sacred pages more attractive, or Its lessons more Intesestlng to humanity Is an instrument iu (5od's bands for great good. W 11 more' s Bible con tains, first, the complete Word lis found In thejAuthorled. Version: then, not only a concordance by which you may learn where to find any passage, but those passages have been hunted out and nil placed together, this, with a complete and comprehensive Bible dictionary and complete set of maps and Bible geography, makes the work a library In Itself. The agent W. II. Harp, Is now taking orders for tlie book and will be likely to call on you. Advertise Your Sale And Have Your Sale Bills Printed at the News Office. It will be to your interest to see us. Every stick of type brand new and latest style. A NICE NEW LOT OF Morris Chairs With good staunch Velour Cush ions $5 to $!. 23 Iron Beds With Brass Trimmings 3.50 to $15. Many of these will cost more nt the next buying. NEW LOT OF COUCHES H. oo to $25.00 In pretty cordu roy, Velour and leather. NICE NEW Bed Room Setts Very pretty designs even in the cheapest ones. AVe don't have any of the common, fall to pieces sort. You can get them other places. Our factory Is busy, but we still muke most unything yon want If you can wait for it. . H, SIERER & CO. Furniture Makers on Queen St. CHAMBERSBURG, PA. now is Tin: iimi:! I A CREAT JANUARY SALE OF HATS! y No Hiich reductions were ever before y Diiule In hemlweur. We huve all the y lute.t Mm pen In fult. clieiille. uul velvet. y trimmed aud uulrlinriied from twt'uiy- y live cents up Ostrich Huh, AiKifl y Willi;-., small birds, iiciieoeli and pnva- y IWe aurleils, )ilieasaiil breast, quills and y uiiiiue from ho up, velvet roses and y Kruen follime IRo. Children': silk aud y velvet hoods, eloih tau sliutlrm und irulf y uiiim from lf to l.tm. Klhhou. laues, y vellliiK. huudkeruhlefs, 'fellow's Coin- y plexloul'owder. corsets, stumped linen. y braids, hustles, hose, ueck, hell uuil hul y liuukim. All must ifo rexardless of cost. y No troulilu toshow Hoods. Come und y aea them. Yours Kcspoctfutly, I MRS. A. F. LITTLE, MeConncllsburg, l'u. ' J. K. JOHINSTO UP-TO-DATE STORE NEVA x V ) ft -ft . ; ( A..-.. I r r 111 w 0 . all the time, at prices that brin me a co; creasing trade, yet the season is here when WILL MOVE HEAVY GOG Perfection Overs for Felt Boots, 1 b; cut, $1.49. Lumbermen's Socks, 83. Lumbermen's Fannel, 94. Heavy Wool Shirts, 48, Men's Felt Boots, 1.50. ' He:ivv I.e:ithpr Rnntx lfl . j ....... v. ... u t-r j During the next few weeks I shall brin of Winter Goods down to the minimum. go. Haven't room to carry them over Surr the next ten days I shall offer you Overcoa Felt Boots at $1.75, Blankets at 49 cen Capes 98 cents and up, and low down 5" JM Pll's :1ITi1 Wnm.'iu MnrL-mfnTlmc cConnellsbur The good people of Fulton County are n to come and see The Beautiful St which 1 have now completed and filled to oJ i I 1t 1 t r ntTTiirimii r wnn an Kinds oi tunisifflAs uuuus, such as China Dishes, Fine Vases, Glassware, . Queensware, Tinware,. Toilet Cases, Lamps, Clocks, Watches, Cutlery, Silverware, Jewelry Fine Framed Kiiifravinus, Fine Mirrors all sizes, Toys, and Everything in tho Fancy O These goods will be sold iust as low as at in the East. I Will Not be Undersold and see my store. It is worth seeing. I w to show you the goods; and will do so as fn don't buy as if you do. Thanking you all for your patronage, 1 am, Yours, truly, F. M. TAYLOR, Surveyors Engineer, McCONMELLSBURO, PA. r?j Alt klndB of 4ji' Surveys carefully and accurately mudo. Special cure tnken in i-ft'cu in t i r(f mid dividing land. I.,'jvt'lirtr, (iriulinn, Uraftinif, Oid dr nits Cl). It'll. Olllta: REPUBLICAN BUILDING. SUHSCKIUi: FOK The Fulton County News, t r Irmm, While in peruj pers, we are inter personals, the loca dence, the scraps history, who is rr, is dead, to what come a new son ( no newsis more than that which where we can jjett value for the Id when we want to While I have a and well selectee General Merchant ALBERT STON McConnellsburg' Passe Hirer, h Express 1 R. C. McQuade Hun Daily mctwkkn TJIl villi MnPjmMlUlili!V' inn k I ii w couueutlon witb S. K H. It. KwuiuliiK leave Fort LouJ lite vvtMiliitf irulu ou S. f 1 inn pre pit red to curry prtiKM to muku connection 1 Loudon. EDWARD BRAK: Fashiona: One Door lCust of ' FultoP11 Me(!ONNKU'S!,, FirMt-clusN MlluvluK'"', t.'leuu towul for""' DR. STEVENS M'CONNNELLSB; lirudiiutu of 1'. of imiiiu. 1'iiituH-iioiii. r unmim. Celluloid, i nl.tier, iiuin iiueit. Metiil wim Clolil Clip. I'lulinolil t'up 1 u,.iiuu in...,,., I 1'roM I illiiiu or Nudum it" ..ii . . . i " i nil I mil vvm, . m luforuiuiiuu by uiull or " 1 advert The Fulton Cor
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